Well that was pretty quick. On January 31st AT&T quietly ended their promotion to lure T-Mobile customers away. They were offering up to $450 if you left T-Mobile and came over to AT&T.

Even though the credit might not have been the best deal, it was nice to see AT&T fight back, and try to gain customers. While AT&T is not hurting at the moment, T-Mobile is having great success lately growing their customer base. And as a consumer, when companies are actively fighting for you, the consumer always wins.

Were you able to cash in on this deal before it expired? Let us know if that was enough to make you switch or if AT&T is going to have to try something different to give up your unlimited data.

Source: cnet

Via: Android Police

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Good news for Moto X owners with the T-Mobile SIM unlocked XT1053 handsets. It looks like the Android 4.4.2 is just around the corner for us. Motorola support forum members who signed up for the Motorola Feedback Network started receiving their invitations today.

Canadian Moto X owners have their Android 4.4.2 update rolling out already and, back here in the United States, there are Sprint and Verizon owners reporting in that they are starting to see the update as well. Those of us with the T-Mobile or unlocked XT1053 version of the Moto X can’t be too far behind. As for AT&T Moto X owners – as usual, who knows?

You guys excited? Let us know in the comments!

Image Credits: Android Fan Network

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T-Mobile announced today that they will be launching the LG G Flex on February 5th. It will be available for $672 or $0 down with $28 monthly payments over 24 months. T-Mobile is also including six free months of Netflix when you purchase a LG G Flex.

Besides the curved display and self-healing back, LG has crammed a 3,500 mAh battery inside to power a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3GHz. There is 32GB of on board storage as well as a micro SD card slot and a 13 megapixel camera. But let’s be honest, none of that matters. You just want the phone to bend and scratch it. Do not feel bad, I want it for the same reasons.

Head to the link below for the full specs and to preorder now.

Edit: We reached out to LG about the expandable micro SD card slot since the other versions of the G Flex do not include one. This is a typo on the T-Mobile site, none of the G Flex models include an expandable micro SD card slot.

Source: T-Mobile

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T-Mobile announced Mobile Money, a new pre-paid Visa service from the Uncarrier. In the press release, John Legere, President and CEO of T-Mobile, said, “Millions of Americans pay outrageous fees to check cashers, payday lenders, and other predatory businesses – just for the right to use their own money. Mobile Money shifts the balance of power for T-Mobile customers and keeps more money in their pockets.”

Mobile Money is not T-Mobile’s first foray into the personal finance arena as they already offer installment plans on devices. The service could be pretty useful for T-Mobile customers that don’t have a traditional checking account. At an average rate of 3% transaction in fees that can be avoided, Mike Sievert, chief marketing officer for T-Mobile said typical household could see $1,500 a year in savings using Mobile Money instead of using a check cashing service.

The accompanying Mobile Money app on their phone is used to scan and deposit checks, which funds the Visa pre-paid card balance. Once the card is funded, it can be used at any retailer that accepts Visa. There is also a network of 42,000 ATM’s you can withdraw cash for no fee.

The program is not just for T-Mobile customers, but there are pretty much no fees for those that are. There are some conditions to it, but overall this looks like a good alternative to other non-traditional financial services. Personalized prepaid cards are available to order online with additional cards available at T-Mobile retail locations and Safeway stores in February.

Source: T-Mobile
Via: The Verge

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If you’re a T-Mobile customer that was getting excited about the just announced Moto G Google Play edition, well, I have some bad news. Some bonehead in charge of the Google Play devices decided it would be novel to use the Global GSM Moto G hardware as a starting point instead of the AWS friendly U.S. GSM Moto G model.

Global GSM Model
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)

US GSM Model (AT&T and T-Mobile)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 1700 (AWS), 1900 MHz)

Who cares, right? Well, T-Mobile did refarm 1900MHz spectrum so you can use the Moto G Google Play edition (or any unlocked GSM devices) in select markets. What about outside of the metropolitan areas? I can tell you first hand that the long stretch between Dallas and Texarkana is a flashback to pre-2008 data speeds where I would otherwise get T-Mobile’s smoking 10-12mbps AWS HSPA and, more importantly, streaming Google Play Music. Also, unlike the HTC One or Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition handsets, the Moto G does not even have AWS LTE to fall back on so you are really out of luck when falling into any 1900MHz dead spots.

Why do I believe this a bonehead move? Google Play edition devices are only sold in the United States. Why wouldn’t Google have used the U.S. GSM Moto G hardware instead? Oh the glory of streaming music on that long drive instead of having to pick and choose what I am going to cram into just 8GB of storage. You can’t learn from your mistakes if they are not pointed out so more of us should have pushed the issue when Google didn’t use the AT&T compatible T-Mobile HTC One or Galaxy S4 hardware for the Google Play Editions. Guess it is just me that thinks you should sell a device that works 100% on the carriers you say it works on.

So unless this is a sick joke or some kind of a typo, a good number of folks on T-Mobile and their MNVO’s are going to be enjoying EDGE service with their shiny new Moto G Google Play edition. In my opinion, if you really want a Moto G Google Play edition, then just buy the U.S. GSM Moto G, unlock that bootloader and wait a few for the marvelous developers to port a Google Play edition ROM you can flash on it. Otherwise, leave it be, and get just as fast OS updates plus FM radio, Moto Assist and a host of other value adds you’re going to lose with the Google Play Edition.

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T-Mobile is on an absolute tear this week. They made big waves at CES with announcements and T-Mobile’s very own Bruce Wayne crashed one of AT&T’s parties.

T-Mobile just announced the Sony Xperia Z1s last week and it’s now available through T-Mobile’s website today. The Sony Xperia Z1s is going to set you back $528 if you should buy it outright or you can go with $0 down and $22 a month tacked onto your bill until it is paid off. Either way, this is how you handle business folks! T-Mobile is making some big waves and we can only hope that other carriers follow suite. Bravo T-Mobile!

Source: T-Mobile

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That brings us to today’s T-Mobile CES event. T-Mobile started the show by letting reporters into the event room to hear Macklemore’s album playing over the speakers. Whether John just really likes the guy or if it was another jab at AT&T is anyone’s guess. Either way, it set the stage for quite the entertaining show. When John finally took the stage, he kicked things off by going over the past year of transformation T-Mobile has seen through the Uncarrier program. Last year’s CES conference announced Uncarrier 1.0 which did away with contracts completely followed by Uncarrier 2.0 in July when T-Mobile introduced the JUMP program to upgrade your device once every 6 months. In October, we had the Uncarrier 3.0 announcement of free global roaming in over 100 countries and 200MB of free tablet mobile data for life. Having added 15 Million new subscribers last year, T-Mobile’s voice is not one to be quickly dismissed.
 

The event continued with T-Mobile touting its network as the fastest in the country and they provided numbers to back it up. Neville Ray, head of T-Mobile’s network operations, took the stage and said they first had to do away with the old Root Metrics data, which takes around three months to compile. He said they been using Speedtest.net data, which customers routinely use on their own, so their data is accurate within 24 hours time. A slide on screen showed that T-Mobile’s average data speeds were 17.8Mbps, with AT&T trailing at 14.7Mbps, and Verizon in the rear at 14.3Mbps. John made a joke about Sprint’s part of the slide taking a while to load, just like the network, as the Sprint speed data slid slowly into place, showing off a sad 7.9Mbps speed. John went on to mock AT&T for being late to the party with HD Voice, a service T-Mobile has had for a year now, with supported handsets. AT&T plans to launch the service this year, but has no active handsets which support the feature.

Neville continued the onslaught by comparing T-Mobile’s new 20 by 20 LTE network against AT&T’s home broadband UVerse Internet service. A video showed a Note 3 on T-Mobile’s 20 by 20 LTE network and one on AT&T’s UVerse WiFi downloading a high-definition video from Shakira’s concert in New York back in November. There was enough time to download the video twice before the phone using UVerse had made it to 65%. Near the end of the video, the camera pulled back to reveal another Note 3 running on AT&T’s LTE network that was barely passing 60% of the download. The best news about it is that current LTE devices from T-Mobile are already compatible with the new 20 by 20 network, so they will simply work as soon as the towers are upgraded to support it.

The talk then turned to the recent acquisition of Verizon’s 700MHz A Block spectrum. Neville made it clear that T-Mobile
was planning to start putting it to use right away. He said this move is going to allow them to begin building out a larger footprint for their service to reach people in more rural areas where AWS is less than ideal. They recognize that AWS is not the best bit of spectrum to run the network on, but they are adamant about fixing it up to address those customer concerns.
 

John came back on stage and immediately put a smile on everyone’s face with his promise to deliver a Cease & Desist order to AT&T to stop their ads about claiming they have a faster network than T-Mobile. The crowd chuckled at the mention of him possibly bringing a camera along for the adventure.

Legere finally got to the meat of the event and began talking about ETFs, or early termination fees, from other carriers. His philosophy is that if the customer isn’t happy with their service, they should be able to pack up and leave for a different carrier. He then played a short video showing Tweets and comments from people who wanted to switch from AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint to T-Mobile, but couldn’t due to the ETFs imposed by the other carriers. When the video ended, he announced that T-Mobile would be the one to break their bondage by offering up to $650 per line, up to 5 lines when people switch over to T-Mobile. This includes an ETF payment of up to $350 and a credit when you turn in a qualifying device of up to $300. You can go to T-Mobile’s Trade-In page to see what your device is worth to trade it in. John then confidently mocked AT&T’s notice of paying people to switch from T-Mobile by saying, “If it doesn’t work, these pricks will pay you to switch back!”
 

“If it doesn’t work, these pricks will pay you to switch back!”

 
The event got even more lively when they showed off T-Mobile’s new “Breakup Letter Generator“, which is a Mad-Libs style Facebook app that will generate a “break-up” letter for you based on how you answer a few questions. You can then share the letter on one or more of your social media accounts. I have been a T-Mobile customer myself for about a decade now, but I simply had to give the break-up letter app a try. I’m proud of my work.

A few more questions dotted the end of the event, with the gang clarifying a few points, such as the fact that individual lines qualify as well as up to 5 family lines. They will pay up to $650 per line. Another question asked about the Softbank/Sprint buyout rumor, which John deflected a bit, but maintained that no matter what, the T-Mobile brand and people are here to stay. Overall, the event seemed to be a huge success, especially seeing as how people are still drooling over it on every social media channel I can see. It doesn’t seem surprising to me in the least, given T-Mobile’s new approach on the cellular industry. John and the gang know how to stir up trouble in a way that gets people talking and keeps them talking about it.
 

I’ve really been enjoying T-Mobile’s moves over the last year. They’ve come a long way from very humble beginnings. They are now in a position to truly make a serious difference in the mobile market with their Uncarrier strategy. T-Mobile’s moves here in the states are looking more and more like a genuine effort to look out for the customer’s best interests, and people really are responding to that. It doesn’t matter if they’re making huge profits on these ideas and programs. They’re giving people an impression that a cellular operator is on their side, which is something no one has done in the US before. Besides, no matter how you feel about T-Mobile now, we can always count on John Legere’s antics to put a smile on our faces.

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T-Mobile has announced that they are purchasing 700 MHz spectrum licenses in Block A from Verizon this morning. They will be sending over $2.365 billion in cash and $950 million worth of AWS spectrum licenses in exchange for the much needed 700 MHz licenses. Lower frequency spectrum helps penetrate buildings better and has a greater coverage area than higher frequencies. These licenses give T-Mobile lower band coverage in 9 out of the top 10 markets in the US. These purchases still have to be approved by the FCC, so it will probably be a few months before we see these frequencies go live.

It’s worth noting that this block of spectrum is not compatible with either AT&T or Verizon’s 700MHz bands, nor do any current T-Mobile phones support it. The spectrum Verizon is selling is in the A block of the 700MHz spectrum, while AT&T and Verizon hold the B and C blocks respectively. The good news here is that by the time this ends up live in Q4 this year, we’ll all probably have new phones.

Source: Business Wire

Via: iMore

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AT&T announced a new promotion to lure T-Mobile customers into changing wireless providers. For a limited time, AT&T will give T-Mobile customers up to $450 to “upgrade their mobile lifestyle.” To qualify, you must trade in a smartphone for up to $250 and then either purchase a new device on the Next plan, purchase an AT&T device at full retail, or simply activate your own device on a new line of service for the other $200 credit. This only applies to Mobile Share Plans, not 2 year contracts. The fine print also states that you must maintain an account in good standing for 90 days to receive the credit.

Does this make you want to jump ship and head over to AT&T? I think I will be fine staying with T-Mobile, but if you feel differently then please let us know in the comments.

Source: ATT.com

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T-Mobile Galaxy S3 LTE Gets Android 4.3 Update

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean started rolling out to the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 LTE (T999L). This Over-the-Air (OTA) update brings compatibility with Samsung Galaxy Gear and Samsung Knox, several new features, performance updates, and improved camera firmware.

T999LUVUBMK4 is the version number of this update, which already started rolling out on 12/9/2013 for some. The complete change-log is below:

GALAXY GEAR Support
TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
Core UI elements updated to the ones on the Galaxy S4 (Galaxy S4′s theme all over)
New Samsung Keyboard
GPU drivers have been updated (Higher GPU benchmark scores)
New Lockscreen: Multiple Widgets, improved ripple effect than Android 4.1.2, ability to change clock size and set a personal message
New Screen modes (From S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo
Daydream
Driving mode
Actionable notifications
Move-to-SD-card feature
New Camera mode : Sound and Shot
New Additions in Notification Centre
Completely revamped Settings UI (Tabbed interface – Exactly like the Galaxy S4)
Implementation of Voice controls (Let’s you control various parts of the phone using voice commands – Galaxy S4 feature)
New Samsung Apps: Calculator, Clock, Contacts, Gallery, Music
Full screen Samsung apps
New S-Voice (from Galaxy S4)

You can install this update on to your device in two ways:

• Update via OTA: Accept the OTA update notification, download, and install the update. Make sure to be on WiFi if your data plan is limited.
• Update via Samsung Kies:  Make sure you have latest version of Samsung Kies on your desktop, connect your device, and install the update.

Source : T-Mobile, Samsung via SamMobile

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